Mahavir Karna

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{{short description|Upcoming Indian Tamil film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Mahavir Karna
| image = Mahavir Karna first look.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Promotional image
| director = [[R. S. Vimal]]
| producer = [[Vashu Bhagnani]] [[Jackky Bhagnani]] Deepshikha Deshmukh <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodbubble.com/bollywood-news/suryaputra-mahavir-karna-vashu-bhagnani-pooja-entertainment-title-logo/|title=Suryaputra Mahavir Karna: Vashu Bhagnani’s Pooja Entertainment unveils the title logo of their magnum opus}}</ref>
| writer = {{Unbulleted list|R. S. Vimal|[[B. Jeyamohan]] {{Small|(Tamil & Malayalam dialogues)}}|[[Kumar Vishwas]] {{Small|(Hindi dialogues)}}}}
| screenplay = R. S. Vimal
| story =
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Mahabharata]]''|[[Vyasa]]}}
| starring = [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] [[Suresh Gopi]] 
| narrator =
| music = KP
| cinematography = [[K. K. Senthil Kumar]]
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio = United Film Kingdom<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vikram-rs-vimal-s-mahavir-karna-launched-padmanabhaswamy-temple-92825| title=Vikram-RS Vimal’s ‘Mahavir Karna’ launched at Padmanabhaswamy Temple}}</ref>
| distributor = 
| released =
| runtime = 
| country = [[India]]
| language = {{Plainlist|

* Tamil
}}
| budget = ₹300 crore<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/mahavir-karna-shooting-started-chiyaan-vikram-r-s-vimal-tamil-news-229131|title=Vikram starts shooting for his multilingual mega epic from today – Tamil Movie News|date=8 February 2019|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vikram-commence-work-mahavir-karna-soon-96398|title=Vikram to commence work on 'Mahavir Karna' soon|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref>
| gross =
}}
'''''Mahavir Karna''''' ({{trans|Karna, the warrior}}) is an upcoming Indian Tamil [[epic film|epic]] [[historical drama]] film written and directed by [[R. S. Vimal]], starring [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] and [[Suresh Gopi]]. The film is based on the character [[Karna]] from the Indian epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. Initially it was intended that the film would be made in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Hindi]] only,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mahavir-karna-production-delayed-vikram-focuses-releasing-sons-adithya-varma-first-103610|title= 'Mahavir Karna' production delayed: Vikram focuses on releasing son's 'Adithya Varma' first?|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2019-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vikrams-karna-begins-with-kurukshetra-war-sequence/articleshow/67914933.cms|title=Vikram's Karna begins with Kurukshetra war sequence | date=10 February 2019 | first=Thinkal | last=Menon | newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=14 March 2019}}</ref> but subsequently RS Vimal announced that it would be made in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam]] too.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-08|title=Vikram confirms doing a Rs 300 cr multilingual titled Mahavir Karna; film will release on Christmas 2019 - Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/vikram-confirms-doing-a-rs-300-cr-multilingual-titled-mahavir-karna-film-will-release-on-christmas-2019-4292591.html|access-date=2021-01-22|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=100010509524078|date=2020-07-18|title=Vikram’s Mahavir Karna on hold, not dropped|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2020/07/18232107/1241914/Vikrams-Mahavir-Karna-on-hold-not-dropped.vpf|access-date=2021-01-22|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] as [[Karna]]<ref>https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vikram-s-mahavir-karna-not-shelved-director-rs-vimal-104707</ref>
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as [[Duryodhana]]<ref>https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/suresh-gopi-pivotal-role-mahavir-karna-93649</ref>

== Production ==
===Development===
On 15 January 2016, a mythological film titled ''Karnan'' was announced by [[R. S. Vimal]], along with actor [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] (who was cast [[Karna|in the title role]]) and debutant producer Venu Kunnappilly, at a function held at [[Burj Al Arab]], [[Dubai]]. The film was based on [[Karna]], a mythological character in the Indian epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. The official launch of Kunnappilly's production company Kavya Films was held at the function and a [[Moster (motion movie poster)|motion poster]] featuring Prithviraj was released. It was announced that the film would be a bilingual made in [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] languages with dubbed versions in other Indian languages and it would be the most-expensive Malayalam film made until then. [[K. K. Senthil Kumar]] was announced as the cinematographer. The film was on the process of scripting at the time, written by Vimal himself, who was making his second directorial after Prithviraj-starring ''[[Ennu Ninte Moideen]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mathew|first=Suresh|title=Prithviraj Announces Biggest, Most Expensive Malayalam Film|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/prithviraj-announces-biggest-most-expensive-malayalam-film|accessdate=27 January 2020|work=[[The Quint]]|date=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Saseendran|first=Sajila|title=Karnan: Biggest, most expensive Malayalam film|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/south-stars/karnan-biggest-most-expensive-malayalam-film|accessdate=27 January 2020|work=[[Khaleej Times]]|date=17 January 2016}}</ref> However, the project was shelved when Kunnappilly backed out, citing that the budget exceeded {{INR}}60 [[crore]] and the final estimated budget was much higher than he could fund. Vimal revealed the updated budget to be {{INR}}300 crore.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sekar|first=Raja|title=Vikram confirms doing a Rs 300 cr multilingual titled Mahavir Karna; film will release on Christmas 2019|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/vikram-confirms-doing-a-rs-300-cr-multilingual-titled-mahavir-karna-film-will-release-on-christmas-2019-4292591.html|accessdate=27 January 2020|work=[[Firstpost]]|date=8 January 2018}}</ref>

''Mahavir Karna'' was announced in January 2018 by Vimal and [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] who was cast in the title role, produced by [[New York City|New York]]-based company United Film Kingdom, on a budget of {{INR}}300 [[crore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vikram-commence-work-mahavir-karna-soon-96398|title=Vikram to commence work on 'Mahavir Karna' soon|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref> Vimal originally wrote the script in English and Malayalam. The script's Tamil translation was done by [[B. Jeyamohan]], while Suresh Nair translated it into Hindi.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nair|first=Anjali R.|title=Mahaveer Karna Begins|url=http://en.reporterlive.com/2018/04/05/mahaveer-karna-begins/|accessdate=26 February 2019|work=[[Reporter TV]]|date=5 April 2018}}</ref> According to Vimal, the film is made in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Hindi]] and [[Malayalam]] languages, with dubbed versions in other languages.

===Filming===
[[Principal photography]] began on 8 February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/2019/feb/08/filming-begins-for-vikrams-mahavir-karna-10023.html|title=Filming begins for Vikram's Mahavir Karna|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/mahavir-karna-shooting-started-chiyaan-vikram-r-s-vimal-tamil-news-229131|title=Vikram starts shooting for his multilingual mega epic from today – Tamil Movie News|date=8 February 2019|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt5346858|Mahavir Karna}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian historical action films]]
[[Category:Indian historical drama films]]
[[Category:Upcoming films]]
[[Category:Upcoming Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films based on the Mahabharata]]
[[Category:Upcoming Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
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[[Category:Upcoming Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Upcoming Malayalam-language films]]

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